A Companion to the British and Irish Novel 1945-2000 serves as an extended introduction and reference guide to the British and Irish novel between the close of World War II and the turn of the millennium.

• Covers a wide range of authors from Samuel Beckett to Salman Rushdie
• Provides readings of key novels, including Graham Greene's Heart of the Matter, Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea and Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day
• Considers particular subgenres, such as the feminist novel and the postcolonial novel
• Discusses overarching cultural, political and literary trends, such as screen adaptations and the literary prize phenomenon
• Gives readers a sense of the richness and diversity of the novel during this period and of the vitality with which it continues to be discussed